I Just Wanna Be a Better Man

“I think the thing that connects everyone here is how much they love Jesse.”

These are all things that I heard from (somewhat) unexpected sources as 2015 turned over to 2016. Each is true to a degree. I know how to make things work; I checked myself out in the mirror at the tail end of puberty and decided I was attractive enough; I am now and have always been a smart guy. I am certainly loved.

So why do I also run myself down to the point where I also heard this: